- David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow
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The Right Honourable
The Earl of Glasgow
GCMGThe 7th Earl of Glasgow 12th Governor of New Zealand In office
6 June 1892 – 8 February 1897Monarch Queen Victoria Preceded by The Earl of Onslow Succeeded by The Earl of Ranfurly Personal details Born 31 May 1833 Died 13 December 1915 (aged 82) Nationality British Relations Sir James Fergusson (cousin) David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow, GCMG (31 May 1833 – 13 December 1915) was a Governor of New Zealand.
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Boyle served with the Royal Navy during the Crimean and Second Opium Wars. He was the commander of the edit] Titular roles
Lord Glasgow was elevated to the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1897 as Baron Fairlie, of Fairlie in the County of Ayr, to enable him to sit in the House of Lords (the Earldom of Glasgow and all its subsidiary titles being in the Peerage of Scotland). He died in 1915.
Governor of New Zealand
He was the Governor of New Zealand from 1892 to 1897. He was the cousin of another Governor, Sir James Fergusson.[1]
Legacy
The Wellington suburb of Kelburn in New Zealand is named after Viscount Kelburn, the son of Boyle.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Earl of Glasgow, GCMG". The Governor-General. http://www.gg.govt.nz/node/1330. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
- ^ "Western suburbs". Te Ara. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/wellington-places/4. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
Government offices Preceded by
The Earl of OnslowGovernor of New Zealand
1892–1897Succeeded by
The Earl of RanfurlyPeerage of Scotland Preceded by
George BoyleEarl of Glasgow
1890–1915Succeeded by
Patrick BoyleGovernors and Governors-General of New Zealand William Hobson* · Robert FitzRoy* · George Grey* · Thomas Gore Browne* · George Bowen* · Sir James Fergusson, Bt* · The Marquess of Normanby* · Hercules Robinson* · Arthur Hamilton-Gordon* · William Jervois* · The Earl of Onslow* · The Earl of Glasgow* · The Earl of Ranfurly* · The Lord Plunket* · The Lord Islington* · The Earl of Liverpool* · The Viscount Jellicoe · Sir Charles Fergusson, Bt · The Viscount Bledisloe · The Viscount Galway · Sir Cyril Newall · The Lord Freyberg · The Lord Norrie · The Viscount Cobham · Bernard Fergusson · Arthur Porritt · Denis Blundell · Keith Holyoake · David Beattie · Paul Reeves · Catherine Tizard · Michael Hardie Boys · Silvia Cartwright · Anand Satyanand · Jerry Mateparae
* Held office of Governor of New Zealand.
Categories:- 1833 births
- 1915 deaths
- Governors-General of New Zealand
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Earls in the Peerage of Scotland
- Clan Boyle
- Directors of the Glasgow and South Western Railway
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